World Treasures: Important Russian, Asian, European & American Works
November 13th & 14th, 2012


 
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LOT 412
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Lot 412
A CABINET CARD PHOTO OF EMPRESS ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA, SERGEI LEVITSKY, ST. PETERSBURG.  A bust portrait of the Empress wearing a lace dress, pearl necklace and earrings, signed in Cyrillic lower right in the photo Levitsky and mounted on a cabinet card with embossed silver studio mark of Levitsky, St. Petersburg. The verso printed in Russian "Photographer to the Imperial Family" and the name "Levitsky" with St. Petersburg address. Overall 6.75 inches x 4.4 inches (17 x 11 cm).
Estimate:  $400 - 700   € 308 - 539
Price Realized: $600.00

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